The official welcoming ceremony for the President of Albania, Bajram Begaj, who arrived in Kazakhstan on an official visit, took place in Akorda, Turanews.kz reports citing the press service of Akorda.
President Tokayev received the welcome report from the Chief of the Guard of Honor, and the national anthems of Kazakhstan and Albania were played. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Bajram Begaj introduced each other to the members of their official delegations.
Then, the leaders of Kazakhstan and Albania held a one-on-one meeting.
“I would like to express my appreciation to you for accepting my invitation to come to Kazakhstan, to make the first ever official visit to Kazakhstan by a President of Albania. This visit is extremely important for facilitating mutual cooperation. Kazakhstan is very interested in having a closer relationship with your country, and we believe that we have a lot of opportunities to explore in order to advance our beneficial cooperation and ties in many areas of mutual interest. It is very symbolic that your visit is taking place just two weeks before the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two countries,” said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
In turn, the President of Albania expressed his gratitude to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the invitation to visit Astana and the hospitality shown.
“I am very glad to be in Kazakhstan. Thank you for your invitation. As you mentioned, this visit coincides with the 30th anniversary of our diplomatic relations. This shows that our political relationship is good, and we need to work even harder to find opportunities for our economic cooperation. I invite you to visit Albania in return,” said Bajram Begaj.
